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Open Lake Forecast for Lake Huron
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
330 PM EDT Thu Mar 15 2018
For waters beyond five nautical miles off shore on Lake Huron
Waves are the significant wave height - the average of the highest
1/3 of the wave spectrum. Occasional wave height is the average of
the highest 1/10 of the wave spectrum.
.SYNOPSIS...High pressure, 30.30 inches, over northwest Ontario will
build southward across Lower Michigan on Friday before weakening
over the area on Saturday. Meanwhile, a low pressure system is
forecast to traverse the Ohio Valley on Saturday. High pressure will
then expand back across the Great Lakes region from the northwest on
Sunday.
LHZ361-160800-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
330 PM EDT Thu Mar 15 2018
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
decreasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 knots in the late
evening and overnight. A chance of snow showers early in the
evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
west 15 to 20 knots late in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Waves 2 to 4 feet
subsiding to 2 feet or less in the late morning and afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots veering to the northwest late
in the morning...then becoming light and variable late in the
afternoon becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots late in the evening.
Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon...then becoming
light and variable early in the evening becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 1 to 3 feet
building to 2 to 4 feet in the late evening and early morning.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
$$
LHZ362-363-160800-
Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond
5NM off shore-
Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off
shore-
330 PM EDT Thu Mar 15 2018
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
A chance of snow showers until early morning. Waves 8 to 12 feet.
Waves occasionally around 15 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 knots
decreasing to 10 to 15 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves
occasionally around 10 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 15 to 20 knots. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming 5 to 10 knots
early in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the west
after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 4 to
6 feet. Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of snow
showers after midnight. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally
around 12 feet.
$$
LHZ462>464-160800-
Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore-
330 PM EDT Thu Mar 15 2018
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the late evening and overnight. Gusts to 30 knots. A
chance of snow showers. Waves 8 to 12 feet. Waves occasionally
around 15 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots. A chance of snow showers until late afternoon. Waves
6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots backing to the
southwest after midnight. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots late in the evening. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and early morning. Waves 3 to 5 feet
building to 4 to 6 feet in the late evening and early morning.
Waves occasionally around 8 feet.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. A chance of showers
early in the evening. A chance of snow showers until early
morning. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Waves occasionally around 10 feet.
$$
LHZ461-160800-
MAFOR 1521/
HURON NORTH 13730 11820 14720. A chance of snow showers this
evening. Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet
tonight. Waves 3 to 5 feet Friday. 220508.
HURON SOUTH 11730 12737 11830 11720 11820 11720 11710. A
chance of snow showers early this evening and Friday afternoon.
Waves 6 to 9 feet. Occasional wave height around 12 feet tonight.
Waves 5 to 7 feet. Occasional wave height around 10 feet Friday.
210609 210710.
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IRL
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